History of Osteopathy Flashcards
Joseph Lister
Father of Antiseptic Surgery reduced surgical mortaity from 45% to 15%
Ingaz Semmelweiss
OBGYN reduced mortality rate by 90% by encouraging hand washing
John Snow
Father of Epidemiology traced source of cholera in London
William Budd
Used epidemiology to prove cholera came from bad water in Bristol
Nils Finsen
Used UV in med
Wilhelm Rontgen
First to systematically study X rays
X rays used diagnostically in 1896
William Halstead
First to use sterile rubber gloves in 1890 in surgery
What was AT Stills discovery that sparked interest in osteopathy/manipulation?
Made a rope swing to treat a headache at age eleven
What was the first mission AT Still took over?
Eudora KS in 1850 after being in MO since 1830
What made Still want to change the way medicine was practiced?
The death of his children from spinal meningitis and pneumonia
What day and time did AT Still “flung the banner of osteopathy to the breeze”?
10 AM June 22, 1874
When was the first recorded osteopathic treatment and where?
1874 in Macon Missouri
When was the first school of osteopathy established?
1892
What are the four principles of osteopathy?
- Body is a unit
- Body can self regulate
- Structure and fxn are reciprocally interrelated
- Rational treatment based on understanding of previous
What was the first state to legally lisence DO’s?
Vermont and then North Dakota in 1896
When did MO grant DO lisencure?
1897
When was KCU founded?
1916 established by Kaiser and Conley also when AOA revoked ban on teaching pharmacology
How did osteopathic care impact the 1918 spanish flu pandemic?
0.25% death rate much lower than other care
What happens in 1922 leaving a huge impact on practicing osteopathy?
AMA declares it unethical for MD’s to associate with DO’s labeled as a cult
What president supported allowing DO’s to serve in the military and who shot him down?
Teddy Roosevelt supported and vetoed by William Gorgas who threatened to remove all MD’s if DO’s were allowed.
When did congress leagalize DO’s to serve in the armed forces and when were DO’s accepted as equals to MD’s?
1957 and 1963
Who was the first commissioned DO?
Harry Walter
What was the Flexner report?
Dr Abraham Flexner travelled to all medical schools in the US and it lead to many schools closing or merging and only 8 DO schools were left, state licensing boards became stricter as a result. He believed osteopathic medicine was important and a better curriculum was needed.
Describe events occurring in California.
In 1961 california stopped granting DO licenses and offered those doctors an opportunity to change their degree to MD with classes and paying money. COPS was converted into an allopathic school. AOA made a new group called OPSC who fought to keep their DO degrees and legalize licensing again, it was resolved in 1974. 1977 College of Osteopathic med of the pacific was opened.
Who was the first DO flag officer?
Rear Admiral Louis H. Eske
Who was Jeanette Bolles?
the first woman to receive the DO degree and the vice president of AAAO
Who was Louisa Burns?
Teacher who had spinal meningitis and was treated successfully with osteopathy. She published many books and worked in histo and postulated CT model of somatic dysfxn.
Who was Mamie Johnston?
First graduate from KCCOS (KCU) in 1917, who then joined the faculty and taguth until she was 92.
Who is Barbara Ross Lee?
First female dean of a medical college DO or MD. First DO to win Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy fellowship, VP of NY institute of Technology health sciences and med affairs, and the dean of NY college of osteopathic medicine
Who was Marcelino Oliva?
CUban born graduate of KCU who was the first minority AOA president and president of florida osteopathic med association
Who was William G Anderson?
Associate dean KCOM, currently at AT Still and involved in civil rights movement with Martin Luther King, AOA president and board of trustees
